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07 LC 37 0306/AP
House Bill 508 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Mumford of the 95th, Sailor of the 93rd, Mangham of the 94th, and Stephenson of the 92nd

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT


To amend an Act creating the State Court of Rockdale County, approved April 2, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5452), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4764), so as to change the provisions relating to the salary of the judge of said court; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
An Act creating the State Court of Rockdale County, approved April 2, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5452), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4764), is amended by revising subsection (c) of Section 11 as follows:
"(c) The state court judge of Rockdale County shall receive an annual salary equal to 92.5 percent of the annual salary of a superior court judge in Rockdale County. For purposes of this section, the annual salary of a superior court judge in Rockdale County shall be the annual sum of that salary paid from state funds and the local supplement paid by Rockdale County.
(1) The annual salary of the state court judge as calculated in accordance with this subsection shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Rockdale County and shall become effective July 1, 2007.
(2) The state court judge shall be authorized to participate in the Group Retirement Program, the Group Hospitalization Benefit Program, and any similar or related plan or program on the same basis as other officers and employees of Rockdale County if he or she meets the normal eligibility requirements of the plans or programs."

SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2007.

SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.